Rana Raslan
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Rana Raslan is an Arab citizen of Israel from Haifa who was named Miss Israel in 1999. This was the first (and so far the only) such case in the history of Israel. [1][2] In Israel, the official title is "Malkat Hayofi" - Israel’s Beauty Queen.
The then Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu commented the nomination as a feat of democracy in Israel, while some Arab and Israeli journalists viewed this as a pre-electional political move. [1]
Rana Raslan describes herself as a "secular Muslim" in responding to accusations of Muslim fundamentalists in immorality (regarding the bathing-suit part of the pageant). [3]
She took part in the 1999 Miss Universe contest. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "In the eye of the beholder" Al-Ahram #421, March 1999
- ^ "Arab crowned Miss Israel", BBC News March 10, 1999
- ^ "Arab beauty rides Miss Israel title through thorny issues", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 5, 1999
- ^ Rana Raslan - Miss Universe competition
